Bob Cousy vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi and Bob Cousy, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bob Cousy played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Bob Cousy had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| Bob Cousy | 14 | 13 | 1950-51 to 1969-70 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
||
|
Jump to season: | ||
Rookie Season |
||
| Bob Cousy | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1950-51 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Div Semis | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bob Cousy | 69 | - | 15.6 | - | - | 6.9 | 4.9 | - | - | - | 2.7 | 5.8 | 16.5 | .352 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 5.3 | .756 |
| difference: | +4 | +6.5 | +1.3 | +3.5 | -0.7 | +2.1 | +9.8 | +.195 | +2.3 | +2.5 | +.133 | |||||||||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bob Cousy | 2 | - | 14.0 | - | - | 7.5 | 6.0 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 4.5 | 21.0 | .214 | - | - | - | 5.0 | 6.0 | .833 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
|
* Bob Cousy played 13 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1952 to 1970—Bob Cousy played in 12 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Yves Missi, Bob Cousy got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 10 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 8 Assists Leader 12 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |